Engine Hiccup
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2006 ML500, 2008 ML350
Engine Hiccup
Hi There,
Re: 2006 ML500
When engine is warmed up, often not always, when stopped and in idle, engine keeps trying to install and then comes back on within a second or to. If I shift to N, the hiccup stops and engine runs smoothly.
Any insight will be appreciated.
Thanks,
Re: 2006 ML500
When engine is warmed up, often not always, when stopped and in idle, engine keeps trying to install and then comes back on within a second or to. If I shift to N, the hiccup stops and engine runs smoothly.
Any insight will be appreciated.
Thanks,
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2014 Smart ForTwo Passion Cabrio
Hi There,
Re: 2006 ML500
When engine is warmed up, often not always, when stopped and in idle, engine keeps trying to install and then comes back on within a second or to. If I shift to N, the hiccup stops and engine runs smoothly.
Any insight will be appreciated.
Thanks,
Re: 2006 ML500
When engine is warmed up, often not always, when stopped and in idle, engine keeps trying to install and then comes back on within a second or to. If I shift to N, the hiccup stops and engine runs smoothly.
Any insight will be appreciated.
Thanks,
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2006 ML500, 2008 ML350
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2006 ML500, 2008 ML350
Also what is a good code reader apart from the Star which is too costly for DIYer.
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As for changing the trans. filter and fluid, it is not like the old days where you fill the fluid through a fill pipe in the eng. compartment. Almost every manufacturer has eliminated the fill pipe and you now need a hand or pressure pump to inject the fluid upwards into the pan.
If you do not have automotive experience, doing this by yourself could damage your transmission. You decide what you want to do.
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Here is the scanner you should buy. It will read every and all modules in your veh.
As for changing the trans. filter and fluid, it is not like the old days where you fill the fluid through a fill pipe in the eng. compartment. Almost every manufacturer has eliminated the fill pipe and you now need a hand or pressure pump to inject the fluid upwards into the pan.
If you do not have automotive experience, doing this by yourself could damage your transmission. You decide what you want to do.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qe5iryrFzE
As for changing the trans. filter and fluid, it is not like the old days where you fill the fluid through a fill pipe in the eng. compartment. Almost every manufacturer has eliminated the fill pipe and you now need a hand or pressure pump to inject the fluid upwards into the pan.
If you do not have automotive experience, doing this by yourself could damage your transmission. You decide what you want to do.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qe5iryrFzE
As I'm offered a good deal on an Innova 3160g, would this be an equivalent to the one you recommend?
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I'm out of this thread.
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From: Ontario, Canada
2006 ML500, 2008 ML350
Here is the scanner you should buy. It will read every and all modules in your veh.
As for changing the trans. filter and fluid, it is not like the old days where you fill the fluid through a fill pipe in the eng. compartment. Almost every manufacturer has eliminated the fill pipe and you now need a hand or pressure pump to inject the fluid upwards into the pan.
If you do not have automotive experience, doing this by yourself could damage your transmission. You decide what you want to do.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qe5iryrFzE
As for changing the trans. filter and fluid, it is not like the old days where you fill the fluid through a fill pipe in the eng. compartment. Almost every manufacturer has eliminated the fill pipe and you now need a hand or pressure pump to inject the fluid upwards into the pan.
If you do not have automotive experience, doing this by yourself could damage your transmission. You decide what you want to do.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qe5iryrFzE
Can this be true?
I never changed it because the manual said so!
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It's BS. It's an old wives tale.
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So your mechanic says not to change it because you've never changed it? WTF... you're using the wrong mechanic.
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He says that the worn clutch pack is now relying on metal debris in between discs to generate friction. If the deris is removed by new oil, especially if flushed, the worn out cluch pack will have much less friction.
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I wonder how he came to the conclusion the clutch pack is worn out without disassembling the transmission... If what he said were true, you'd have a lot more problems than a "hiccuping" car.
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So I just checked with the Service at the local MB, he confirmed that for older model it's best to leave the transmission oil as is, for the same reasons.
Go figure!
Go figure!
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The service schedule for your car says the transmission fluid must be changed ONCE at 39,000 miles. Do you have a record of it ever having been done?
